CVE-2022-24196 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Itext

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling3 documents3 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 28.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Itextpdf Itext
Timeline
PublishedFeb 1
Latest updateFeb 2

Description

iText v7.1.17, up to (exluding)": 7.1.18 and 7.2.2 was discovered to contain an out-of-memory error via the component readStreamBytesRaw, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDitextpdf/itext< 7.2.2

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in iText↗2022-02-02
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GHSA
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in iText↗2022-02-02
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